Scarlett Johansson says Oscars snubbed ‘Avengers: Endgame’

• LOS ANGELES — Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson believes the Academy didn't give Avengers: Endgame the recognition it deserved, noting that while the blockbuster earned a nomination for Visual Effects, it was overlooked for a Best Picture nod.
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• “How did this film not get nominated for an Oscar?” Johansson told Vanity Fair in a new cover story promoting her forthcoming directorial debut “Eleanor the Great”, which is set to premiere at Cannes.
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• She continued: “It was an impossible movie that should not have worked, that really works as a film — and also, it’s one of the most successful films of all time.”
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• Explaining that commercial success should not preclude awards recognition, reports deadline.com.

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• The discussion surrounding Marvel‘s place at the prestigious awards ceremony has long simmered, with “Avengers: Endgame” co-director Joe Russo recently chiming in on the matter.
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• The ever-expanding MCU has seen its fair share of Academy nods, largely in the Visual Effects category, including for Black Panther, which won three Oscars.
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• All three Iron Man films have been nominated, as have all the Avengers installments, Doctor Strange, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Spider-Man: No Way Home.
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• However, as with many tent poles, these films have largely avoided a nomination in the Best Picture category.
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• Johansson reaffirmed that she has left the MCU behind for good, despite former co-stars’ foray back into the multiverse.
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• “It would be very hard for me to understand in what capacity [returning] would make sense for me, for the character that I play,” she explained.
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• “I miss my buddies and really would love to be with them forever, but what works about the character is that her story is complete. I don’t want to mess with that. For fans too — it’s important for them.”